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Connecting Notes (Links & Graph)

Link notes together and visualize their relationships as a network graph.

To view the graph

1. Select the "Links" tab in navigation

To search notes on the graph

1. Enter a keyword in the search bar at the top
2. Matching nodes are highlighted and others are dimmed

To create a link

1. Long-press a node and drag it onto another node

Alternative methods:

• Tap "Add Link" in the preview to enter link edit mode
• Tap + button → select a note from the list
• In the note list, multi-select 2 notes → tap the "Link" icon in the AppBar

To annotate a link

1. When you create a link, pick a relation type (Supports / Contradicts / Extends / Analogizes / Applies To / Evolves) in the confirmation dialog
2. Write why you connected the two notes under "Why you connected them"
3. Tap "Create link"

Both are optional — the relation type starts as "Not set", so you can create the link without either. You can also write only a reason. You can add, change, or remove it later by tapping a link chip in the note editor, from the "⋮" menu in the preview's related notes list, from the related notes list in the preview that opens when you tap a node on the graph, or by tapping the edge (the line between two notes) directly on the graph. For directional relations such as "Extends", the note you opened the annotation from is recorded as the subject automatically (the link itself stays bidirectional). Links that have a relation type are drawn in that type's color on the graph.

To delete a link

1. Tap a node on the graph to open the preview
2. In the related notes list, tap "⋮" on the note you want to unlink → "Remove link" (use "Undo" right after if it was a mistake)

You can also delete from the "×" on a link chip in the note editor.

To preview a note

1. Tap a node on the graph
2. A preview panel appears (title, tags, body text, related notes)

You can also edit, add links, and add tags from inside the preview.

To adjust graph appearance

1. Tap the ⚙️ icon to open the settings panel
2. Adjust with sliders: edge length, repulsion, repulsion range, damping

※ In link edit mode, use the random select button to auto-pick the next candidate. You can also toggle isolated node visibility in settings.

※ Web graph controls: scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out centered on the cursor. Double-click empty space to reset to a fit-to-view; Shift + double-click zooms in centered on the cursor. The vertical slider at the bottom-right also adjusts the zoom (centered on the viewport, with the current scale shown as a percentage).

Hub emphasis (notes with many links)

Notes with many links (hubs) are automatically shown larger, and the most connected note relative to the rest of the graph gets an outline. This makes it easy to spot where your thinking converges when zoomed out. You can also adjust the overall node size with the size slider in the settings panel.

Zoom in to read the content

As you zoom into the graph, nodes turn from circles into cards that show the beginning of the body text alongside the title. Zoom back out and they return to circles. This lets you recall what a note was about just by zooming, without opening the preview.

The chat raises questions from links you annotated

When a link has both a stated reason and a relation type, the chat uses it as material for thinking. If a note related to your question turns up, the chat follows the link, reads the note on the other side, and may close its reply with "the path you connected" and a question it raises. The relation type shapes the question ("contradicts" asks whether the two really are incompatible; "applies to" asks whether it could hold in another domain). Only one of the two is not enough to trigger this.